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should have checked google images before asking - loads of images of aspen suckers looking just like the ones I photographed - seems the aspen can be a nuisance tree to have in a lawn

was phoned up about Japanese Knotweed, said I'd never dealt with it, but could try spraying it off with glyphosate. When I got there I noticed what looks to be an Aspen tree (correct ID?) and what I'm guessing are suckers from it - the sucker leaves if thats them have a different shape and tinted red. I told the owner no weed killer if its from the tree just strim them off, just wanted to see if anyone can confirm these are suckers from the tree. Not cut an Aspen before, or seen its suckers. Only seen it on Lombardys, where if its not mown sometimes a mini forest of them appears around the trunks

i thought about Gingko, but didn't post as I hadn't researched the iron deficiency bit - nice autumn colour, tolerate quite damp ground, only reservation from what I've seen of them is they take a while to get going

clearly written by someone who knows how to run a business

lava in Hawaii

if they've been in there since Feb it will be a shock if and when they finally meet the outside world, can see you don't want to damage any roots by hooking them out too soon Not had much luck growing things myself lately- tried a horse chestnut cutting straight into the ground for something to do - died off quite easily, then was ready with a conker I picked up that had sprouted - sank it in the ground in a garden that could do with a replacement hc and the squirrels had it away. I wont jinx your propagation project by wishing you luck with it

top tip for people who don't climb frequently/novices like me - if a customer or member of the public starts photographing you climbing - don't take any notice. This happened to me yesterday and I got all flustered - was thinking like 'I need to be action man moving around quick making cuts' forgot to lanyard in before cutting and almost cut through my main line, just noticed it in time

any of the cuttings take?

sensible option - especially with battery toppers

Almost as good as making an ex convict chief of parole board

spontaneous emission - perfectly legitimate subject for discussion - Matelot - seeing as you're into sharing things - can you put into words the sensation when you have an orgasm? If you do take up the challenge, try to describe it so as someone who never has had an orgasm can read it and get some idea of what it is like, just from reading your description. Words like tingle, shudder not allowed.

depends who the parents are - some kids would be better off listening to AI

yes the people who published that web page may not be hard core biologist types - I think they were trying to blame the burrs for an abnormally quick surge in girth

was still going in 2013 - interesting in this write up they say only 350 ish years old Pedunculate oak in the park of Lydham Manor, Bishop's Castle, England, United Kingdom This page contains specific information about pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) '15337', which can be found in the park of Lydham Manor in Bishop's Castle (county of Shropshire). The Lydham Manor oak, in private grounds. The trunk is heavily burred, and it is growing very fast. Repeated measurements since 1940 indicate that the tree cannot be more than 300 years old, and may be no more than 250 - generally, oaks of this stature are assumed to be a thousand years old. The 2012 measurement was made by Rob Rowe for the Ancient Tree Hunt. The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.50 m, is 13 m (2012, Ancient Tree Hunt (Rob Rowe)). Its height is not known. https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/shropshire/7605_lydhammanor/15337/

yes - unless someone on the ground is refilling for them and they climb the tree as if it was being reduced - can't see many homeowners spending £200 plus to get a tree sprayed

and they will have to buy the copper etc for new infrastructure, so I'm holding my Rio Tinto - will pretend the stock market has closed for the next ten years

if people have a big infested oak in their garden, no access, couldn't they pay someone to go up with a knapsack and zap them? maybe one of these machines for inaccessible areas

excellent - maybe a shame to use chemicals, but they do look nasty bugs, better to intervene maybe on a smaller scale - climbers with PA1/PA6 knapsack application

wish I'd foreseen this trend and bought shares in the lithium miners before the smart money hiked the price. No good trying to invest through the rear view mirror

one of those motorised ones for going up, smaller than an orange, 75GBP inc tax

it doesnt look great where the rope passes near the gate - not generally sharp edges, but still a risk if you've forgotten your wrench, maybe you still have a figure 8 descender in your bag, better than nothing

'optimize conflict resolution' wtf belongs in the same pile of shite as other management speak e.g 'We are rationalizing our suppliers'

I went to quote and the lady said the first people did exactly the same - I had followed her through the front door and looked around the garden at some overgrown bay to top at 6 inch dia and an ash to top, a swimming pool to avoid but not too bad. I said to her 'I can't think why they wouldn't have wanted the work'. It was only that evening it dawned on me their house had extensions on both sides and no side gate. I didnt try to renegotiate, man of my word and all that. But that drag one ton brash through the house taught me a lesson hopefully. More generally I will explain in detail and try not to be vague - e.g 'Sorry I haven't got the staff for a big roadside tree' or 'No thanks that hedge needs a tractor flail' One mowing customer even asked me if I'd be interested in fitting a new kitchen - I said I'd like to, but didn't want to risk cutting something wrong and losing money on the job. Can't you just take the time to explain in detail why you think a job is going to be difficult and would require you to submit a price way above what you normally would?

benefit claimants and thieves, the women are the worst part of it, filling the camps and doss houses up with the next lot.

i got a used DMM chest harness off ebay, was using a Stihl shoulder strap for combi as neck tether. With either neck or chest would be good to have something less fiddly to attach or remove. 2 magnets or something